Pick per Day for 12/29/09 - Day 48

[Rick Mons]

Deadline for Picks is tipoff time or 5 PM -- whichever is earlier
Note: If you pick a West Coast game that starts after 10PM EST, chances are the standings won't be published until the following day.
Please check & make sure your pick is included in the summary after the deadline.

The competition is pretty simple but please check The Rules (http://www.forums.gopherhole.com/boards/showthread.php?t=11062) if you have any questions or aren't sure how to proceed. Also, please note that you must make a pick at least once every three weeks to remain in the competition. There's more in an Announcement (http://www.forums.gopherhole.com/boards/showpost.php?p=141625&postcount=1) about when we will shift to two divisions, etc. You can also send me a Personal Message or e-mail if any questions or problems.

Please use the colon after your moniker ... I use a macro to enter your picks on a spreadsheet and the macro relies on the colon to get it properly entered.

Here are the games and spreads:
Picks due by tip-off

Cornell at LASALLE PK ( 4:00 PM EST)
Buffalo vs JACKSONVILLE 7 ( 4:30 PM EST)
E Kentucky vs MORGAN ST -2 ( 6:00 PM EST)
Long Beach St at DUKE -23.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Hofstra at FLA ATLANTIC 1.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Marquette at W VIRGINIA -12 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Rhode Island at DREXEL 3 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Lsu at XAVIER -10 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Liberty at UCF -12.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Elon at OHIO U -16.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
St Josephs at SIENA -13 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Purdue at IOWA 12 ( 7:05 PM EST)
E Carolina at VA COMMONWEALTH -15 ( 7:30 PM EST)
Cleveland St at KANSAS ST -18 ( 8:00 PM EST)
Toledo at IL-CHICAGO -11 ( 8:00 PM EST)
Louisiana Tech at HOUSTON -6.5 ( 8:00 PM EST)
Sf Austin St vs HOWARD 12.5 ( 8:00 PM EST)
Jacksonville St at OLE MISS -23.5 ( 8:00 PM EST)
Pacific at OKLAHOMA ST -10.5 ( 8:05 PM EST)
Bradley at DRAKE -1 ( 8:05 PM EST)
Wichita St at ILLINOIS ST -1 ( 8:05 PM EST)
Indiana St at S ILLINOIS -5.5 ( 8:05 PM EST)
Missouri St at EVANSVILLE 2.5 ( 8:05 PM EST)
N Iowa at CREIGHTON -1.5 ( 8:05 PM EST)
Long Island at UT-CHATTANOOGA -5 ( 8:20 PM EST)
Texas Tech at NEW MEXICO -8 ( 9:00 PM EST)
Yale at COLORADO -18 ( 9:00 PM EST)
Penn St at MINNESOTA -11.5 ( 9:00 PM EST)
Syracuse at SETON HALL 3.5 ( 9:00 PM EST)
Northeastern at SANTA CLARA 4.5 ( 9:00 PM EST)
E Illinois at SAINT LOUIS -10.5 ( 9:00 PM EST)
James Madison at STANFORD -14 ( 10:00 PM EST)
Uc-Riverside at SAN DIEGO ST -18.5 ( 10:00 PM EST)
Binghamton at ST MARYS-CA -24.5 ( 10:30 PM EST) **
Kent St vs WOFFORD -1.5 ( 11:00 PM EST) **

** (if picked, standings will likely be delayed to following day)
Home team is in CAPS; "vs" indicates a neutral court. Spreads courtesy of OpenSports.com (http://www.opensports.com/odds/?page=cbb/daily)

[Rick Mons]

Pitt was the consensus pick at -12.5 and one of the five said "This one seems too easy, there must be a catch." Pitt beat DePaul by 13 (65-52)
Kapps writes: "Decided I am going to see if I can secure last place! It is not as easy as it looks." But easy enough last night!
Today's Picks: 17 wins, 12 losses and 0 pushes for a 0.586 Won-Loss ratio.
YTD Picks: 705 wins, 653 losses and 25 pushes for a 0.519 record
Consensus Pick is Pitt (-12.5) picked by 5 for the
YTD Consensus Picks: 26 wins, 24 losses and 1 pushes for a 0.52 record
Serious Selectors

. 1 - rrjack (30-16-0) - 0.652
. 2 - rccola889 (23-15-1) - 0.605
. 3 - Chadypu (25-18-1) - 0.581
. 4 - MKE_Gopher (22-17-0) - 0.564
. 5 - koreangopher (19-15-0) - 0.559
. 6 - Go31 (18-15-1) - 0.545
. 7 - Notorious PLD (20-17-0) - 0.541
. 8 - Radio Badger (22-19-0) - 0.537
. 9 - Ski U Mah Gopher (22-19-2) - 0.537
10 - Jike Spingleton (25-22-0) - 0.532
11 - Zales04 (22-20-1) - 0.524
12 - Gopher In Qatar (24-22-1) - 0.522
13 - Rick Mons (24-22-1) - 0.522
14 - Selection Sunday (16-15-1) - 0.516
15 - Southpaw (24-23-0) - 0.511
16 - Gopherholefan (21-21-0) - 0.500
17 - Plinnius (22-22-2) - 0.500
18 - SaturnSweater (19-19-1) - 0.500
19 - Josh087 (21-22-0) - 0.488
20 - Alltimetwinsfan (17-18-2) - 0.486
21 - gopherfan10 (16-17-0) - 0.485
22 - RoyalGO4 (16-18-3) - 0.471
23 - Art Vandelay (21-24-2) - 0.467
24 - vaporboy (16-19-1) - 0.457
25 - Dr.Don (17-24-0) - 0.415
26 - GopherRock (13-19-2) - 0.406
27 - kapps014 (14-25-2) - 0.359
Laid-back Pickers

. 1 - Winnipegopher (7-1-0) - 0.875
. 2 - Juicer (13-6-0) - 0.684
. 3 - mom8pop (12-6-0) - 0.667
. 4 - USTGopher (10-6-0) - 0.625
. 5 - GopherKev (18-12-0) - 0.600
. 6 - Gold Out (13-11-0) - 0.542
. 7 - ncgo4 (14-12-0) - 0.538
. 8 - TheSportsAce (16-14-0) - 0.533
. 9 - Gopherlady (7-7-0) - 0.500
10 - RW+RW=Our W's (12-12-0) - 0.500
11 - XMan (12-12-0) - 0.500
12 - howeda7 (2-3-0) - 0.400
13 - Ski-U-Mah24 (2-3-0) - 0.400
14 - gopherfan3 (1-2-0) - 0.333
15 - Dice (0-2-0) -
Retired -
Gophers09 (0-1-0) -
Jeshurun (0-1-0) -
Lefty’s Righty (0-1-0) -
Maroon Shower (1-0-0) -
The Big L (0-1-0) -
JimmyJamesMD (1-1-0) -
TubbyTownUSA (5-6-0) -
Down with Goldy (3-5-1)
GopherHarvey (3-3-0)
Alan Shore (2-1-0)
ChemEGopher (2-1-0)
Faithful Five (picked every game)

1 - Jike Spingleton (25-22-0) - 0.532
2 - Gopher In Qatar (24-22-1) - 0.522
3 - Rick Mons (24-22-1) - 0.522
4 - Southpaw (24-23-0) - 0.511
5 - Art Vandelay (21-24-2) - 0.467

[Rick Mons]

Rick Mons: Missouri State -2.5

[go 31]

Go31: Purdue -12

[Ski U Mah Gopher]

Ski U Mah Gopher: Drake -1

[Chadypu]

Chadypu: Cornell PK

[Art Vandelay]

Art Vandelay: Minnesota -11.5

[Gopher in Qatar]

Gopher In Qatar: Purdue -12

[Dr.Don]

Dr.Don: Syracuse -3.5

[SelectionSunday]

Selection Sunday: Texas Tech +8

[Southpaw]

Southpaw: Long Beach State +23.5

[Juicer]

Juicer: Syracuse -3.5

[SaturnSweater]

SaturnSweater: Cleveland St +18

[Zales04]

Zakes04: Purdue -12

[rccola889]

rccola889: Purdue -12

[GopherRock]

GopherRock: Purdue -12

[josh087]

Josh087: Minnesota -11.5

[GopherKev]

GopherKev: Colorado -18

[Winnipegopher]

Winnipegopher: Purdue -12

[Plinnius]

Plinnius: Minnesota -11.5

[kapps014]

Kapps014: SF Austin State -12.5

WOW - yesterday was an easy one! :o

[gopherfan10]

gopherfan10: Duke -23.5

[rrjackIII]

rrjack: Cornell PK

[koreangopher]

koreangopher: Marquette +12

[Jike Spingleton]

Jike Spingleton: Illinois State -1

[mom8pop]

mom8pop: W VIRGINIA -12

[Gopherholefan]

Gopherholefan: Purdue -12

[TheSportsAce]

TheSportsAce: Minnesota -11.5

Go Gophers! Back to the Serious Selectors list!

[ncgo4]

ncgo4: Minnesota - 11.5